I got up this morning with being thankful on my mind. It's Thursday.........I was encouraged many years ago to ASK God for nothing on Thursdays. Thank Him for what He has done, is doing, and is going to do. I try to practice that but sometimes it's hard.
By midmorning, I was in search of REST...............good, quiet, painless REST. When I took a shower, I slipped in the tub and jerked myself a good one. Wasn't bad enough I fell in the woods the other night.......now I'm gona need supervision in the shower. I'm THANKFUL I didn't fall. I slipped and I thanked God for keeping me up.......even though one foot and leg was in the tub and the other out of the tub and on the floor!
I took my time getting dressed and ready to go spend some time with Mom. It was a good visit but a visit of concern to me. Mother has decided to deal with being in the Manor by sleeping all the time with her head covered with a quilt. That's just not my Mom. I spoke at length with the nurse on duty and she has enough experience to know what she's talking about. Mom does anything they ask her to.......but when she's in the living room in a lounge chair.........on goes the blanket and she sleeps. I felt much better after the chat with the nurse, but it still concerns me. Mom has never done that, but...........she's never lived without a family member either.
By the time I got to the evening time, I was no longer looking for rest. I wanted to find the resignation desk. Where could I go to simply resign from life and not have to deal with anything, let alone one more thing? It's not important for me to detail all the things I have on my plate. It's a lot. The harder I try the behinder I get. The more I try to do life right, the more I do life wrong. I want to resign. Could someone please show me where the desk is to resign? I want to start the paperwork.
Finally my mind went back to the wee hours this morning with my awesome God. Here are the thoughts God gave to me:
Thanks.................T---------Thank You Father for choosing me! John 15:16 tells me, "You did not choose Me, but I chose you..." (Jesus is speaking in that verse.)
H--------Hallelujah I've been set free! John 8:36, "Therefore if the Son makes you free, YOU SHALL BE FREE INDEED." (Jesus is speaking)
A--------Answers to prayer have been amazing! Psalm 9:10, "...For you, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. Matthew 7:7, "Ask, and it shall be given to you: seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened." (Jesus is speaking) A little boy I've been praying for is better and even home from the hospital. The brother of one of my bosses donated a kidney to his best friend. He and his best friend are home from the hospital already and doing just great! I've heard of much physical, emotional, mental, physical, personal, and spiritual healing in many lives around me. I've seen and heard of much NEED being met. That's God! That's God answering our prayers.
N--------Nice and quiet time alone with God! As I looked for Scripture to tie into this one, I noticed something today I'd never noticed before! Have you ever noticed that Matthew, Mark, Luke and John all tell of Jesus going into the mountains to pray? All four of these disciples felt it was important for us to know that Jesus was alone with the Father. Matthew 14:23, Mark 6:45, Luke 6:12, and John 6:3. If it was necessary and important for Jesus to have time alone with the Father...........how much MORE SO should it be for us? More today than ever in my life, I am thankful for my nice and quiet time alone with God!
K--------Know He is with me ALWAYS! Mom and I have a verse. Joshua 1:9, "Be strong and of good courage. Be not afraid for God is with us everywhere we go." Hebrews 13:5, ".....For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you." That's a promise and God keeps His promises.
S---------Sins are forgiven everyday. I John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us..." My goodness I don't know what I'd do with His grace, His forgiveness, His understanding, and His longsuffering.
I am thankful that God chose me. I am thankful He has set me free. His answers to prayer are not always what I want. We did not get good news about a dear longtime friend of our families, but I KNOW God remains in control and I've seen amazing answers to prayer. I see from the disciples the importance of nice and quiet time with God and how precious it is to me. A major promise for me is that He will not leave me, (or Mom, or any of my family and friends I've been so blest with.) I give Him praise for forgiving me of my sins. I often do not understand how He can. So often I fall short.
So here I am at the end of another day. A day full of challenges. A day full of blessings. Oh, our little Gage was here today when I returned from a visit with Mom. He's so cute and adorable and such fun. The phone rang, he went and picked up the cordless phone, brought it to me and said, "just say hi!" Thru his innocence, God makes the rest of the world just go away! Between His Word and the blessings of my grandchildren, I guess I best stop looking for that desk to get the paperwork started! Guess I best stick around a while!
Keep us in your prayers! Never hesitate to comment on my babblings! I need to hear from you so I know what I need to do to improve this. I so desire that my blog pleases God and causes others to discover the MORE GOD that I continue to discover!
Did you read your Bible today? If you took the time to read this blog.........you did! It's been such a day, I think I'd better soak in some Psalms before I go to bed. Til next time........know that I'm praying for you.................Dea
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
A Monday on a Tuesday........
For years I have been a advocate of skipping Mondays altogether and just go on to Tuesday. I seem to struggle with Mondays. But, since skipping it is not gona happen...........I accept my fate of Mondays and depend on God to get me thru them.
Today is Tuesday.............it started out like a Monday. The main breaker in our house decided to shut itself off. My husband, who is quite the handy man, couldn't get it to go back on and stay on. Without electric we have no heat. The wind was blowing so hard, but thank goodness it wasn't as cold as it was this past Sunday morning. My brother, Rick, is a liscensed electrician, so I called him. Thank goodness he was handy and had not gone out on a job yet. I explained the problem and he said he'd be out.
God and I had a good time waiting for Rick. I prayed and even used the flashlight to read my Bible and Daily Bread. It was great!
When Rick got here, he flipped the switch, you know, the same switch Bill tried to get to stay on, and of course Rick got it to come on and everything was just fine. We felt like goofbuckets. Rick took his electical gadget and tested wires and couldn't find any reason why the breaker did as it did. Makes me wonder what God was saving Rick from having him come here before going on the job!! Makes me wonder what God was saving US from having the breaker "mysteriously" shut itself off! I give Him praise! I trust God knew what He was doing.
A major blessing for me today was to be able to spend a little time with an old friend. We hug. It's great! I love the cabbage patch dolls and have several of them that others have bought for me. Why do I like them? Well.......when you see one take a good look. Their arms are always out waiting for a hug. I'm a hugger and there are people who pretend to hug and then there's people who really know how! No matter........I just love to hug. Makes me feel all warm and toasty inside.
"Psalms 22:11,14,15,19,22,23,24,25,27,31, "Be not far from me for trouble is near; for there is none to help. I am poured out like water and all my bones are out of joint, my strength is dried up.....But YOU, O Lord, don't be far from me, O my Strength, hurry to help me! You know I will declare YOUR NAME to everyone. In the midst of everyone, I will praise You. When I cried to You, You heard me. My praise shall be of You........All will remember and turn to You........They will come and declare Your greatness and will tell the new generation that it is YOU Who have done these great things for Dea and her family." (Dea's version)
After Dad died in 2003, Mother's health issues got worse. For the past 4 years she has been under the watchful eye of our youngest brother. He has taken excellent care of her. In the past year brother's own health has gotten bad, as well as health challenges with his wife. Mother's mind continues to get worse. After much prayer, after much waiting and seeking the Lord's help, the decision was made for Mother to go and live where professionally trained people can take care of her. It was the hardest thing for us to do. But, we know it was the right thing.
God provided a house just ten minutes from me where 14 other Senior citizens live. We know God worked out every detail because everything fell into place so quickly and easily for us to get her in that place. All last week it was one challenge after another with her. Brother was having all kinds of trouble with her. I'm 45 minutes away with a work schedule and all I could really do was to keep praying and keep making suggestions to try and keep Mom calm. I left her in God's hands because I knew He would make sure she was taken care of.
Daily I was called. I was called at work. There was no getting away from the situation and by weeks end...........I was one exhausted person. When the car quit on my way home, it would have been so easy for me to just throw in the towel and quit. But, I know nothing catches God off guard or catches Him by surprise. I ACCEPTED the FREE peace He gives to us. I accepted it.
Was it easy........not really. This is my Mom we're talking about. I know I could take better care of her than God can...............sure! Absolutely not! Mom was told in 2004 she had six months to a year left. I looked the doctor in the eye and said, "You don't know our mother and you don't know the God we know." Here she is, folks. Broken, frail, but strong in spirit and love for God and all of her family. God has Mom in a place now that is more centrally located so more family can spend time with her and be there with her and for her. She was so far away from most of us. God took care of that.
We tried to explain to the boss of the manor that Mom can be pretty strong willed. I think she'll believe us now. You see..........if the week's struggle wasn't enough, and the car breaking wasn't enough.........Mom got out of the home the second day she was there and they couldn't find her. Yep, Mom got out the door early Sunday morning.......no shoes, no coat......nothing but her nightgown on. Does anyone want to know the temperature Sunday morning, let alone the windchill?
I know it would be very easy to point fingers and find fault and really fuss. I refuse to do that. My family refuses to do that. You see, there was a problem with the alarms at the Manor and God knew they needed fixed. Mom helped to make sure they got fixed, and take my word for it, they are fixed. She'll not budge without the entire town knowing she is on the move! God knew there was a problem. He carefully watched over Mom and within a few minutes she was found. She was cold, but that was all. She was transported to the nearby hospital and was thoroughly checked out. She had fell but nothing was broken. Mom doesn't remember anything about her trip out. She hasn't a clue where she thought she was going. Seems to me there's a verse in the New Testament that tells us about the Shepherd knowing His sheep and if one is lost, He'll go find it. God didn't have a bit of trouble getting someone to Mom quickly. Problem with the alarms fixed. Everyone will be safe now.
Our God of detail never ceases to amaze me. I was at work at 5 a.m. on Sunday morning like I am every Sunday morning. I go in that early to put up the ad signs for the flyer that breaks that day. All of Mom's excitement happened between 5:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Because Sister was so scared and so shook up, she forgot where I was and couldn't get anyone to answer the phone at my house. Our youngest brother straightened her out and she called me at work at 6:30 a.m. Mom was already on her way to the hospital. One brother was with her, the other on the way, and Sister on the way after she got in touch with me.
Remember the care breaking down? That was on Friday..........I was at work on Sunday morning WITH NO TRANSPORTATION. I had stayed with friends in town Saturday night so I could get to work on Sunday morning. Had I been called before they found Mom.............well........how would YOU react if you couldn't get to your mother under those circumstances?
I kept on praising Him. There is nothing but blessing after blessing thru this entire ordeal. I give our God all praise!
It's not easy. I do not always react in the right way. Today I screwed up big time. I didn't react properly to a situation at all. I am ashamed of myself because I know better. I have a friend that counted His grace and mercy as one of her greatest blessings.............I couldn't agree more. I John 1:9 tells me to "confess my sins and He is faithful and just to forgive and cleanse me from all unrighteousness." Did ya happen to notice that all we have to do is confess? It doesn't say we even have to ASK for forgiveness! I give Him praise!
Keep praying for Mom...........getting her adjusted is a real challenge because she always wants to go home with whoever is visiting.
Til next time............oh.........did you read your Bible any today? If you read this blog.......you did.........hugs to all.............
Today is Tuesday.............it started out like a Monday. The main breaker in our house decided to shut itself off. My husband, who is quite the handy man, couldn't get it to go back on and stay on. Without electric we have no heat. The wind was blowing so hard, but thank goodness it wasn't as cold as it was this past Sunday morning. My brother, Rick, is a liscensed electrician, so I called him. Thank goodness he was handy and had not gone out on a job yet. I explained the problem and he said he'd be out.
God and I had a good time waiting for Rick. I prayed and even used the flashlight to read my Bible and Daily Bread. It was great!
When Rick got here, he flipped the switch, you know, the same switch Bill tried to get to stay on, and of course Rick got it to come on and everything was just fine. We felt like goofbuckets. Rick took his electical gadget and tested wires and couldn't find any reason why the breaker did as it did. Makes me wonder what God was saving Rick from having him come here before going on the job!! Makes me wonder what God was saving US from having the breaker "mysteriously" shut itself off! I give Him praise! I trust God knew what He was doing.
A major blessing for me today was to be able to spend a little time with an old friend. We hug. It's great! I love the cabbage patch dolls and have several of them that others have bought for me. Why do I like them? Well.......when you see one take a good look. Their arms are always out waiting for a hug. I'm a hugger and there are people who pretend to hug and then there's people who really know how! No matter........I just love to hug. Makes me feel all warm and toasty inside.
"Psalms 22:11,14,15,19,22,23,24,25,27,31, "Be not far from me for trouble is near; for there is none to help. I am poured out like water and all my bones are out of joint, my strength is dried up.....But YOU, O Lord, don't be far from me, O my Strength, hurry to help me! You know I will declare YOUR NAME to everyone. In the midst of everyone, I will praise You. When I cried to You, You heard me. My praise shall be of You........All will remember and turn to You........They will come and declare Your greatness and will tell the new generation that it is YOU Who have done these great things for Dea and her family." (Dea's version)
After Dad died in 2003, Mother's health issues got worse. For the past 4 years she has been under the watchful eye of our youngest brother. He has taken excellent care of her. In the past year brother's own health has gotten bad, as well as health challenges with his wife. Mother's mind continues to get worse. After much prayer, after much waiting and seeking the Lord's help, the decision was made for Mother to go and live where professionally trained people can take care of her. It was the hardest thing for us to do. But, we know it was the right thing.
God provided a house just ten minutes from me where 14 other Senior citizens live. We know God worked out every detail because everything fell into place so quickly and easily for us to get her in that place. All last week it was one challenge after another with her. Brother was having all kinds of trouble with her. I'm 45 minutes away with a work schedule and all I could really do was to keep praying and keep making suggestions to try and keep Mom calm. I left her in God's hands because I knew He would make sure she was taken care of.
Daily I was called. I was called at work. There was no getting away from the situation and by weeks end...........I was one exhausted person. When the car quit on my way home, it would have been so easy for me to just throw in the towel and quit. But, I know nothing catches God off guard or catches Him by surprise. I ACCEPTED the FREE peace He gives to us. I accepted it.
Was it easy........not really. This is my Mom we're talking about. I know I could take better care of her than God can...............sure! Absolutely not! Mom was told in 2004 she had six months to a year left. I looked the doctor in the eye and said, "You don't know our mother and you don't know the God we know." Here she is, folks. Broken, frail, but strong in spirit and love for God and all of her family. God has Mom in a place now that is more centrally located so more family can spend time with her and be there with her and for her. She was so far away from most of us. God took care of that.
We tried to explain to the boss of the manor that Mom can be pretty strong willed. I think she'll believe us now. You see..........if the week's struggle wasn't enough, and the car breaking wasn't enough.........Mom got out of the home the second day she was there and they couldn't find her. Yep, Mom got out the door early Sunday morning.......no shoes, no coat......nothing but her nightgown on. Does anyone want to know the temperature Sunday morning, let alone the windchill?
I know it would be very easy to point fingers and find fault and really fuss. I refuse to do that. My family refuses to do that. You see, there was a problem with the alarms at the Manor and God knew they needed fixed. Mom helped to make sure they got fixed, and take my word for it, they are fixed. She'll not budge without the entire town knowing she is on the move! God knew there was a problem. He carefully watched over Mom and within a few minutes she was found. She was cold, but that was all. She was transported to the nearby hospital and was thoroughly checked out. She had fell but nothing was broken. Mom doesn't remember anything about her trip out. She hasn't a clue where she thought she was going. Seems to me there's a verse in the New Testament that tells us about the Shepherd knowing His sheep and if one is lost, He'll go find it. God didn't have a bit of trouble getting someone to Mom quickly. Problem with the alarms fixed. Everyone will be safe now.
Our God of detail never ceases to amaze me. I was at work at 5 a.m. on Sunday morning like I am every Sunday morning. I go in that early to put up the ad signs for the flyer that breaks that day. All of Mom's excitement happened between 5:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Because Sister was so scared and so shook up, she forgot where I was and couldn't get anyone to answer the phone at my house. Our youngest brother straightened her out and she called me at work at 6:30 a.m. Mom was already on her way to the hospital. One brother was with her, the other on the way, and Sister on the way after she got in touch with me.
Remember the care breaking down? That was on Friday..........I was at work on Sunday morning WITH NO TRANSPORTATION. I had stayed with friends in town Saturday night so I could get to work on Sunday morning. Had I been called before they found Mom.............well........how would YOU react if you couldn't get to your mother under those circumstances?
I kept on praising Him. There is nothing but blessing after blessing thru this entire ordeal. I give our God all praise!
It's not easy. I do not always react in the right way. Today I screwed up big time. I didn't react properly to a situation at all. I am ashamed of myself because I know better. I have a friend that counted His grace and mercy as one of her greatest blessings.............I couldn't agree more. I John 1:9 tells me to "confess my sins and He is faithful and just to forgive and cleanse me from all unrighteousness." Did ya happen to notice that all we have to do is confess? It doesn't say we even have to ASK for forgiveness! I give Him praise!
Keep praying for Mom...........getting her adjusted is a real challenge because she always wants to go home with whoever is visiting.
Til next time............oh.........did you read your Bible any today? If you read this blog.......you did.........hugs to all.............
Monday, January 21, 2008
"The LORD is the STRENGTH of my life..."
Phew! I was so thankful when Sunday came. That meant the start of a NEW week and the end of last week. Last week was another amazing trip with our awesome God down my journey of life with Him.
The assistant manager I work with most of the time has a brother who did an amazing deed. He had a good friend that needed a kidney. When he was tested and was discovered to be a perfect match, the young man donated his kidney to his friend. Is that amazing or what! I have to ask myself if I'd really do that should a friend of mine need one of mine. I would hope that I would.
Psalms 63:3, "BECAUSE YOUR lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise YOU."
On my way home from a very difficult and physically painful day at work, my car quit. I was about 8 miles from home so I knew I couldn't walk home. I don't have a cell phone and I really need to pray harder that God would provide so I could have one. I've tried those that you add minutes to, only to find a very limited area where they work, and of course.......it's never an area where I need. Anyway, I walked to a very nearby neighbor's house and was greeted so kindly. I was allowed to use their phone and I made the necessary call. I wanted to go back and stay with the car, but these dear people was so concerned. It was really cold. I appreciated their concern but I didn't want to leave the car unattended. Back to the car I went.
You have to understand I travel rather prepared. Extra clothes, flashlight, water, important things. I usually have a blanket in the car, but I'd neglected to put one in the car. I assure you, the blanket is headed there now. Usually when I send out a 911 call to my family, I am rescued rather quickly. I waited. Shortly, the neighbor whose phone I used drove down to make sure I was alright and tried to get me to go the their house and stay. I assured him that someone would be there shortly.
I sat another ten minutes and down came the neighbor again. He told me my husband had called back and said someone was on their way. That dear guy didn't want him and his family to go to the local basketball game until they were sure I had help coming! Was that a God thing or what! Because of the mess this world has gotten to be, so many are afraid to reach out and help. God made sure I had good help, right there when it was needed!
Time passed and no one came. Even though I wasn't on a main road, I was amazed at the traffic that flew past me. The longer I sat, the colder I got. I used my flashlight and read a little of the newspaper I had with me. I knew not to use car lights because it'd run the battery down and that would only make things worse. (I had the parking lights on so cars could see me. I did have sense enough to do that!) I sat there and yelled at myself several times for not having my blanket in the car. I grabbed some of the extra clothes I had and drapped them over me and they helped a little.
Then IT happened. Yep...........nature call! I needed a powder room so bad. I squirmed and wiggled and did everything I could think of to keep my mind off my "need" and off the cold. Obviously no one was coming too quickly for me this time. I lasted battling my "need" as long as I could. I grabbed my handy dandy flashlight, a handful of kleenexes and out of the car I went.
Of course, the car was off to the side of the road where there was nothing but open field. I had to cross the road, walk down a little ditch, and get to trees where I could at least have a bit of privacy.
There was a beautiful full moon out and I so appreciated the added flashlight that God provided. Everything went very well. Business taken care of. Bladder relief that cannot be explained. The first step I took to go back to the car my foot got tangled in a root in the ground and yep............down I went. I fell. I hit really hard and of course, I fell on my bad hip.
I was dazed and even dizzy and I remember I kept saying outloud, "Help me Jesus. Help me!" I was really having a time getting up because there was nothing handy to hold on to to pull myself up.
I am sure our awesome God has a real sense of humor. I can vision Him in heaven with Dad and the minute I fell I can hear Dad say, "God, she's done it again." Then I can hear God say, "Yep she did. Angels.........go get our rollie pollie daughter up and get her going again!" I'm telling you I'm sure a conversation similar to that took place. I am such a clumsy person........always have been. In years past as I learned and accepted who I really am IN CHRIST, I would rather explain to others that I am not just clumsy. I am a graceful person that falls down from time to time so God and His angels can pick me up.
I finally got up. I stood still a minute to get my bearings straight and back to the car I went. I was soooooooooooo thankful to get to my car. I hurt. I hurt in places I didn't know it was possible to hurt. I was cold. I kept saying outloud, "help me Jesus, help me."
After I had sat for an hour and half, finally........finally I was rescued. Seems there was a miscommunication from my "heros" and things got confused. (Excuse me, but isn't that just like men. We ladies would never do such a thing in an emergency.)
I was thrilled to see our oldest son. We were near a driveway and he gently pushed the car to the driveway to get me off the road. What a detail God worked out! My son knew the person living at the house so he knew the car would be okay and they'd not mind!
I couldn't wait to get where it was warm! As I crawled into the seat, I realized our little grandson had come with him. He's 2 and such a fun child to have around. He was tickled to see me and I thanked him for coming to rescue me. We chatted and talked as we headed down the road.
Little Gage had so much to tell me and I made sure I listened and responded. In between our conversations, our son and I chatted, too. I don't recall the details of what we were talking about but I remember I said, "Oh, good Lord!" Gage turned, looked at me and said very plain, "oh good Lord!" That was a God hug to me! The cuteness and smile on his face took a very difficult and trying day and turned it into a day that all the aggravation just didn't seem to matter. I was safe, warm, and laughter was being shared. God had been with me and never left me. He watched over me and worked everything out. I cannot praise Him enough!
Our son that came to my rescue was not our mechanical son. I want ya to know that the situation with the car was not major and the car is okay now. I have wheels and another fun experience with God under my belt. God and I sang together in the car. The sky and the moon was absolutely gorgeous! Had I not been sitting there waiting, I'd missed that beautiful moon and sky. I had QUIET in my life. God was so gracious He even had not one, but two very nice young men stop their cars and ask if I needed help! I bet there must have been thirty cars or more go down that road. I figure it was because of the basketball game in town. Of all the cars, TWO stopped to ask if I needed help! That was a God thing, too!
Today God gave me this, (Dea's version), "Dea shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord; and in Your salvation how greatly shall she rejoice......For You meet her with the blessings of goodness..........Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength! Dea will sing and praise Your power and strength." Psalm 21:1,3,13.
Remember the verse I shared earlier, "because Your lovingkindess is better than life, my lips will praise you." I have to wonder how many others amongst us would be able to keep on praising the Lord while experiencing such a situation as I did! Oh, I know. There are far worse situations in our lives and I even have to ask if we can manage to praise Him no matter our circumstances. I am reminded of Habakkuk 3:17-19, "Even tho.............no matter what happens or what circumstances I find myself in...............NO MATTER.........YET.........I will praise Him." (Dea's version)
It's Monday..............here I go again............ "the Lord is the strength of my life.........." Whatever is ahead of me, I know God is already there and together we'll get thru it..............till next time........get that Bible open and read, read, read..........hugs to all............oh, there's MORE to this experience that will simply amaze you.............be sure to check back in another day or two............
The assistant manager I work with most of the time has a brother who did an amazing deed. He had a good friend that needed a kidney. When he was tested and was discovered to be a perfect match, the young man donated his kidney to his friend. Is that amazing or what! I have to ask myself if I'd really do that should a friend of mine need one of mine. I would hope that I would.
Psalms 63:3, "BECAUSE YOUR lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise YOU."
On my way home from a very difficult and physically painful day at work, my car quit. I was about 8 miles from home so I knew I couldn't walk home. I don't have a cell phone and I really need to pray harder that God would provide so I could have one. I've tried those that you add minutes to, only to find a very limited area where they work, and of course.......it's never an area where I need. Anyway, I walked to a very nearby neighbor's house and was greeted so kindly. I was allowed to use their phone and I made the necessary call. I wanted to go back and stay with the car, but these dear people was so concerned. It was really cold. I appreciated their concern but I didn't want to leave the car unattended. Back to the car I went.
You have to understand I travel rather prepared. Extra clothes, flashlight, water, important things. I usually have a blanket in the car, but I'd neglected to put one in the car. I assure you, the blanket is headed there now. Usually when I send out a 911 call to my family, I am rescued rather quickly. I waited. Shortly, the neighbor whose phone I used drove down to make sure I was alright and tried to get me to go the their house and stay. I assured him that someone would be there shortly.
I sat another ten minutes and down came the neighbor again. He told me my husband had called back and said someone was on their way. That dear guy didn't want him and his family to go to the local basketball game until they were sure I had help coming! Was that a God thing or what! Because of the mess this world has gotten to be, so many are afraid to reach out and help. God made sure I had good help, right there when it was needed!
Time passed and no one came. Even though I wasn't on a main road, I was amazed at the traffic that flew past me. The longer I sat, the colder I got. I used my flashlight and read a little of the newspaper I had with me. I knew not to use car lights because it'd run the battery down and that would only make things worse. (I had the parking lights on so cars could see me. I did have sense enough to do that!) I sat there and yelled at myself several times for not having my blanket in the car. I grabbed some of the extra clothes I had and drapped them over me and they helped a little.
Then IT happened. Yep...........nature call! I needed a powder room so bad. I squirmed and wiggled and did everything I could think of to keep my mind off my "need" and off the cold. Obviously no one was coming too quickly for me this time. I lasted battling my "need" as long as I could. I grabbed my handy dandy flashlight, a handful of kleenexes and out of the car I went.
Of course, the car was off to the side of the road where there was nothing but open field. I had to cross the road, walk down a little ditch, and get to trees where I could at least have a bit of privacy.
There was a beautiful full moon out and I so appreciated the added flashlight that God provided. Everything went very well. Business taken care of. Bladder relief that cannot be explained. The first step I took to go back to the car my foot got tangled in a root in the ground and yep............down I went. I fell. I hit really hard and of course, I fell on my bad hip.
I was dazed and even dizzy and I remember I kept saying outloud, "Help me Jesus. Help me!" I was really having a time getting up because there was nothing handy to hold on to to pull myself up.
I am sure our awesome God has a real sense of humor. I can vision Him in heaven with Dad and the minute I fell I can hear Dad say, "God, she's done it again." Then I can hear God say, "Yep she did. Angels.........go get our rollie pollie daughter up and get her going again!" I'm telling you I'm sure a conversation similar to that took place. I am such a clumsy person........always have been. In years past as I learned and accepted who I really am IN CHRIST, I would rather explain to others that I am not just clumsy. I am a graceful person that falls down from time to time so God and His angels can pick me up.
I finally got up. I stood still a minute to get my bearings straight and back to the car I went. I was soooooooooooo thankful to get to my car. I hurt. I hurt in places I didn't know it was possible to hurt. I was cold. I kept saying outloud, "help me Jesus, help me."
After I had sat for an hour and half, finally........finally I was rescued. Seems there was a miscommunication from my "heros" and things got confused. (Excuse me, but isn't that just like men. We ladies would never do such a thing in an emergency.)
I was thrilled to see our oldest son. We were near a driveway and he gently pushed the car to the driveway to get me off the road. What a detail God worked out! My son knew the person living at the house so he knew the car would be okay and they'd not mind!
I couldn't wait to get where it was warm! As I crawled into the seat, I realized our little grandson had come with him. He's 2 and such a fun child to have around. He was tickled to see me and I thanked him for coming to rescue me. We chatted and talked as we headed down the road.
Little Gage had so much to tell me and I made sure I listened and responded. In between our conversations, our son and I chatted, too. I don't recall the details of what we were talking about but I remember I said, "Oh, good Lord!" Gage turned, looked at me and said very plain, "oh good Lord!" That was a God hug to me! The cuteness and smile on his face took a very difficult and trying day and turned it into a day that all the aggravation just didn't seem to matter. I was safe, warm, and laughter was being shared. God had been with me and never left me. He watched over me and worked everything out. I cannot praise Him enough!
Our son that came to my rescue was not our mechanical son. I want ya to know that the situation with the car was not major and the car is okay now. I have wheels and another fun experience with God under my belt. God and I sang together in the car. The sky and the moon was absolutely gorgeous! Had I not been sitting there waiting, I'd missed that beautiful moon and sky. I had QUIET in my life. God was so gracious He even had not one, but two very nice young men stop their cars and ask if I needed help! I bet there must have been thirty cars or more go down that road. I figure it was because of the basketball game in town. Of all the cars, TWO stopped to ask if I needed help! That was a God thing, too!
Today God gave me this, (Dea's version), "Dea shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord; and in Your salvation how greatly shall she rejoice......For You meet her with the blessings of goodness..........Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength! Dea will sing and praise Your power and strength." Psalm 21:1,3,13.
Remember the verse I shared earlier, "because Your lovingkindess is better than life, my lips will praise you." I have to wonder how many others amongst us would be able to keep on praising the Lord while experiencing such a situation as I did! Oh, I know. There are far worse situations in our lives and I even have to ask if we can manage to praise Him no matter our circumstances. I am reminded of Habakkuk 3:17-19, "Even tho.............no matter what happens or what circumstances I find myself in...............NO MATTER.........YET.........I will praise Him." (Dea's version)
It's Monday..............here I go again............ "the Lord is the strength of my life.........." Whatever is ahead of me, I know God is already there and together we'll get thru it..............till next time........get that Bible open and read, read, read..........hugs to all............oh, there's MORE to this experience that will simply amaze you.............be sure to check back in another day or two............
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Answers to Prayer and Other Stuff
I never realized how much others enjoy listening to my babblings until someone emailed me the other day and told me they hadn't seen anything new and was wondering if I was alright! Although I have a reputation of being a blabbermouth........sometimes I really don't have anything to say.The Scriptures have been so good to me lately. Often I have absorbed a verse and simply set back and thought, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! That sure felt good!" Ever had that experience? If not, you're missing out! As you open your Bible ask God to feed you. May I suggest a Psalms every day. If all you can manage is one verse, then read one verse. I'd also like to suggest you leave an OPEN BIBLE near you. If you have a desk.......that's a good place. If you spend a lot of time in your kitchen.........find a spot.........get that Bible open.
"I have trusted in Your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will SING to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me." Psalms 13:5,6I don't know about anyone else, but I really NEED to trust in His mercy. I keep telling folks that if I haven't worn God out yet, then nobody will. I am so thankful for our longsuffering God!
I rejoice in many answers to prayer not only within my own four walls, but in answers to prayer for others. I was asked to pray for a little guy named Gus who was very sick. Gus is getting better every day. I was asked to pray for a pastor's wife with cancer. We are hearing nothing but good news about that situation! I have a writer friend that God has opened doors to go and speak and sing and she comes back from her ministry safe and sound rejoicing in Him and what HE has done thru her. God has been good and I give Him all praise.
Anyone besides me enjoy finding a REAL BARGAIN! When our boys were little had it not been for garage sales, they'd not had clothes. I still enjoy garage sales. I work retail and from time to time I get the job of standing in one spot for hours and doing nothing except repricing things to usually clearance prices! UGH! I hate standing in one spot, but it's a job that must be done. Last week I was doing clearance markdowns in our baby department and what a find I found! Can you believe I found umbrella strollers for $1.50?!!!!! I was so excited because I knew without a doubt God had allowed me to work in that area that day because He knew that blessing was there. I have a valuable friend that works in a ministry that can really use such a bargain. There was 8 of those little strollers and God provided so I could get them all to donate to my friend's ministry! Do we have an awesome God or what! I also found TWO bottles of baby shampoo for fifty four cents each and one very soft, fleece yellow blanket for a mere dollar. I am not always the one that do these markdowns. Don't even try to tell me that God didn't have a hand in having me do that job that day with THOSE blessings! I give Him all praise! Know what else? God has already given back to me the money I invested in His ministry. I invested around ten to twelve dollars. Yesterday, God provided a much needed one hundred dollars to us. I haven't even managed to get the merchandise to where it needs to go and God is already sending in the blessings from it. Wonder what He'd sent had I invested MORE!!!!!
It's the time of the year in retail when work hours are usually cut way back. I have a dear friend I work with that has major need. She is single and depends on her job to live. Her hours had been so few. I keep praying that God will give us increase in sales at work so EVERYONE can have the work hours THEY NEED. Lift a hand to heaven today because my friend got a lot more hours to work on the next schedule! That's God! That's God answering prayer and God taking care of NEED!
I hardly ever get to see our youngest son. He is the busiest guy I've ever seen. He keeps in touch by phone but for this mom, it's not the same as seeing him or spending time with him. I give God all praise because I have seen our youngest son 3 days in a row this week AND........I've had the pure pleasure of feeding him something home cooked! He's on the go and travels so much, he eats out a lot. I've got to fix him some things this week that I know he enjoys he'd never get out on the move. Getting those hugs from him means more to me than I could ever express!
We have MORE good news! We are gona have another little grandson come June. Our oldest is busting at the seams over the news he's having a boy. We'd all been just fine no matter. We pray for healthy babies in our family. I guess they've set their minds on naming him Brock Andrew. I am assuming it'll grow on me eventually! He's not our baby and they can certainly name him what they want. You know me.......I'd stick a Bible name in there some place. I guess if I have a concern at all it is that this little guy will be like his 2 year old brother! Talk about a busy baby! My goodness that 2 year old of ours is amazing! I'm too old to chase after one that stays that busy! No way I'd ever manage running after two of them......but boy won't I have fun trying!
With all the blessings come the challenges and the heartaches. Your continued prayer support for my sister, brothers, and I as we journey on with Mom is much appreciated. For those of you who don't know, we were told 4 years ago that Mom had six months to a year left. The doctor sent us home from the hospital with Hospice involved. I remember when the doctor told us that I looked him right in the eye and said, "You don't know our Mom and you don't know the God we know!" Hospice of course has since come uninvolved. We're out here in this ocean of challenge flopping around trying to always agree and trying to always do the right things with Mom and for Mom. Three of us are believers, one is not. It's not easy. The decision has been made to place Mom in a home where professional people can watch her and help her. If anyone thinks it was an easy decision...............take my word for it, it wasn't. Mom's mind is failing. Her body is broken and it's harder and harder for her to even get up and walk across the floor. So many things have fallen into place and opened up for us for Mom so quickly, we believe the timing of this is of God. Those of us who believe in the power of prayer have prayed for God's leading every step of the way with Mom. As much as I hate the thought of Mom not being with family all the time, I am soooooooo excited because Mom will be living ten minutes from me. All our lives Mom and I have always wanted to live close to each other. I've always been thirty minutes or farther away. Now, she'll be ten minutes from me and I'm so excited about that. We are thankful Mom will be under the watchful eye of professional people who are trained to handle her every situation. When you think of us.......please remember us in prayer. We hope within a few more days we'll have her settled. (Paperwork, paperwork, and more paperwork! UGH!!!!)
Til next time................"Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings." Psalm 17:8 Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.............
"I have trusted in Your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will SING to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me." Psalms 13:5,6I don't know about anyone else, but I really NEED to trust in His mercy. I keep telling folks that if I haven't worn God out yet, then nobody will. I am so thankful for our longsuffering God!
I rejoice in many answers to prayer not only within my own four walls, but in answers to prayer for others. I was asked to pray for a little guy named Gus who was very sick. Gus is getting better every day. I was asked to pray for a pastor's wife with cancer. We are hearing nothing but good news about that situation! I have a writer friend that God has opened doors to go and speak and sing and she comes back from her ministry safe and sound rejoicing in Him and what HE has done thru her. God has been good and I give Him all praise.
Anyone besides me enjoy finding a REAL BARGAIN! When our boys were little had it not been for garage sales, they'd not had clothes. I still enjoy garage sales. I work retail and from time to time I get the job of standing in one spot for hours and doing nothing except repricing things to usually clearance prices! UGH! I hate standing in one spot, but it's a job that must be done. Last week I was doing clearance markdowns in our baby department and what a find I found! Can you believe I found umbrella strollers for $1.50?!!!!! I was so excited because I knew without a doubt God had allowed me to work in that area that day because He knew that blessing was there. I have a valuable friend that works in a ministry that can really use such a bargain. There was 8 of those little strollers and God provided so I could get them all to donate to my friend's ministry! Do we have an awesome God or what! I also found TWO bottles of baby shampoo for fifty four cents each and one very soft, fleece yellow blanket for a mere dollar. I am not always the one that do these markdowns. Don't even try to tell me that God didn't have a hand in having me do that job that day with THOSE blessings! I give Him all praise! Know what else? God has already given back to me the money I invested in His ministry. I invested around ten to twelve dollars. Yesterday, God provided a much needed one hundred dollars to us. I haven't even managed to get the merchandise to where it needs to go and God is already sending in the blessings from it. Wonder what He'd sent had I invested MORE!!!!!
It's the time of the year in retail when work hours are usually cut way back. I have a dear friend I work with that has major need. She is single and depends on her job to live. Her hours had been so few. I keep praying that God will give us increase in sales at work so EVERYONE can have the work hours THEY NEED. Lift a hand to heaven today because my friend got a lot more hours to work on the next schedule! That's God! That's God answering prayer and God taking care of NEED!
I hardly ever get to see our youngest son. He is the busiest guy I've ever seen. He keeps in touch by phone but for this mom, it's not the same as seeing him or spending time with him. I give God all praise because I have seen our youngest son 3 days in a row this week AND........I've had the pure pleasure of feeding him something home cooked! He's on the go and travels so much, he eats out a lot. I've got to fix him some things this week that I know he enjoys he'd never get out on the move. Getting those hugs from him means more to me than I could ever express!
We have MORE good news! We are gona have another little grandson come June. Our oldest is busting at the seams over the news he's having a boy. We'd all been just fine no matter. We pray for healthy babies in our family. I guess they've set their minds on naming him Brock Andrew. I am assuming it'll grow on me eventually! He's not our baby and they can certainly name him what they want. You know me.......I'd stick a Bible name in there some place. I guess if I have a concern at all it is that this little guy will be like his 2 year old brother! Talk about a busy baby! My goodness that 2 year old of ours is amazing! I'm too old to chase after one that stays that busy! No way I'd ever manage running after two of them......but boy won't I have fun trying!
With all the blessings come the challenges and the heartaches. Your continued prayer support for my sister, brothers, and I as we journey on with Mom is much appreciated. For those of you who don't know, we were told 4 years ago that Mom had six months to a year left. The doctor sent us home from the hospital with Hospice involved. I remember when the doctor told us that I looked him right in the eye and said, "You don't know our Mom and you don't know the God we know!" Hospice of course has since come uninvolved. We're out here in this ocean of challenge flopping around trying to always agree and trying to always do the right things with Mom and for Mom. Three of us are believers, one is not. It's not easy. The decision has been made to place Mom in a home where professional people can watch her and help her. If anyone thinks it was an easy decision...............take my word for it, it wasn't. Mom's mind is failing. Her body is broken and it's harder and harder for her to even get up and walk across the floor. So many things have fallen into place and opened up for us for Mom so quickly, we believe the timing of this is of God. Those of us who believe in the power of prayer have prayed for God's leading every step of the way with Mom. As much as I hate the thought of Mom not being with family all the time, I am soooooooo excited because Mom will be living ten minutes from me. All our lives Mom and I have always wanted to live close to each other. I've always been thirty minutes or farther away. Now, she'll be ten minutes from me and I'm so excited about that. We are thankful Mom will be under the watchful eye of professional people who are trained to handle her every situation. When you think of us.......please remember us in prayer. We hope within a few more days we'll have her settled. (Paperwork, paperwork, and more paperwork! UGH!!!!)
Til next time................"Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings." Psalm 17:8 Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.............
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
New post, January 8, 2008....in service for Him
How's it going in this wonderful New Year God has brought us into? I'm doing okay. I've only dumped something on our carpet TWICE already and I managed to break into pieces an angel my sister bought me for Christmas. I'm right on track..........not one thing I've done surprises anyone that knows me well. I'm the family "messy" and the family "breaker of anything."
For those of you who may be reading this and don't know this about me, here's a news flash.......I work retail. I love my job. I don't care much for the work conditions I have to work in, but I love what I do. Remember I am the blabberbox among us and I must share the experience I had this past Saturday.
I was paged to the jewelry counter for customer service. As I approached the counter I saw a frail gray haired man standing in front of the jewelry case with the sterling silver chains. I asked him if I could help him and he told me he needed a 24 inch chain. I grabbed the keys from the register and opened the sterling silver case. As I was checking for a 24 inch chain, the man took a small silver round thing out of a very small purple pouch. As we chatted he proceeded to tell me that his wife was being cremated that day and he planned to put some of her in the small silver round thing so he could have her with him everyday. The silver chain was needed to hang the silver round thing on. I was taken back a bit about the whole thing. I did offer him my sympathy on the passing of his wife. I asked if they'd been together long and he said 33 years. He cried. I felt so bad for him. We found just the right chain and I showed him how to put it on and hook it and get it unhooked. I assured him I'd say a prayer for him and his family and this dear man could not thank me enough. Only one of many opportunities I get to share in this world of retail I work in. More stories will come. I give God all praise for each opportunity.
One of my friends from work came down with that wonderful upper respiratory thing that is going around. I felt so bad for her. The cough and congestion sounds just awful. I won't see her probably until this coming Sunday, but we email a lot. What a wonderful feeling it gave me when I PRAYED FOR HER AND WITH HER thru the email. If you've never taken the time to do that.............give it a try. The peace that comes with it is amazing. My friend reports today she's doing much better.
Is this weather crazy or what! For me, it's another sign that Jesus return is not far off!
Are you having challenges? Do the days seem dark and dreary? Does it seem like when one thing gets off your plate another jumps right back on? May I please encourage you to praise your way thru!!! Habakkuk tells us in chapter 3:17-19 that even though his own situation was in the pits, no matter whether he had food or cattle or his fields were growing. No matter his circumstances, Habakkuk says, "YET I will REJOICE in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." WOW! What a verse! Take the time to read all three of them and I pray your heart and soul will be encouraged and best. The Holy Spirit directed me to Habakkuk today and I sure needed reminded of the things God spoke to me there and the things I learned from those three little verses.
Til next time................keep praising, stay in the Word,..............and accept HIS gift of peace.........Dea
For those of you who may be reading this and don't know this about me, here's a news flash.......I work retail. I love my job. I don't care much for the work conditions I have to work in, but I love what I do. Remember I am the blabberbox among us and I must share the experience I had this past Saturday.
I was paged to the jewelry counter for customer service. As I approached the counter I saw a frail gray haired man standing in front of the jewelry case with the sterling silver chains. I asked him if I could help him and he told me he needed a 24 inch chain. I grabbed the keys from the register and opened the sterling silver case. As I was checking for a 24 inch chain, the man took a small silver round thing out of a very small purple pouch. As we chatted he proceeded to tell me that his wife was being cremated that day and he planned to put some of her in the small silver round thing so he could have her with him everyday. The silver chain was needed to hang the silver round thing on. I was taken back a bit about the whole thing. I did offer him my sympathy on the passing of his wife. I asked if they'd been together long and he said 33 years. He cried. I felt so bad for him. We found just the right chain and I showed him how to put it on and hook it and get it unhooked. I assured him I'd say a prayer for him and his family and this dear man could not thank me enough. Only one of many opportunities I get to share in this world of retail I work in. More stories will come. I give God all praise for each opportunity.
One of my friends from work came down with that wonderful upper respiratory thing that is going around. I felt so bad for her. The cough and congestion sounds just awful. I won't see her probably until this coming Sunday, but we email a lot. What a wonderful feeling it gave me when I PRAYED FOR HER AND WITH HER thru the email. If you've never taken the time to do that.............give it a try. The peace that comes with it is amazing. My friend reports today she's doing much better.
Is this weather crazy or what! For me, it's another sign that Jesus return is not far off!
Are you having challenges? Do the days seem dark and dreary? Does it seem like when one thing gets off your plate another jumps right back on? May I please encourage you to praise your way thru!!! Habakkuk tells us in chapter 3:17-19 that even though his own situation was in the pits, no matter whether he had food or cattle or his fields were growing. No matter his circumstances, Habakkuk says, "YET I will REJOICE in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." WOW! What a verse! Take the time to read all three of them and I pray your heart and soul will be encouraged and best. The Holy Spirit directed me to Habakkuk today and I sure needed reminded of the things God spoke to me there and the things I learned from those three little verses.
Til next time................keep praising, stay in the Word,..............and accept HIS gift of peace.........Dea
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Getting to Know God Thru Dea
"...the Lord is the strength of my life..." Psalms 27:1
The above verse says it all for me. Without Him, I am nothing. Without Him, I can do nothing. I continue to stand amazed in His presence that HE CHOSE ME to be His daughter.
I live in a small rural community. My husband, Bill and I have been married for 35 years. We have been blest with two sons, Gerry and Shad. Two daughters, Jill and Angie. Our grandchildren, Tara, Allyssa, McKenzie, Cody, Leana, Bryanna, Alexis, Justin, and Gage bring nothing but joy to our hearts. Our oldest son and his better half will be blessing us with another grandchild in June, 2008. Our oldest granddaughter, Tara, has blest us with TWO great grandchildren, Paityn and Maverick. Personally I think I'm too young to be a great grandma........but God has blest us and I am thankful for our family.
Bill is retired and I work part time in retail. My hobby besides my family is writing. I don't remember a time in my life that I haven't had a piece of paper and writing utensil to write with. I've always written but never did anything with anything I've written.
I hope you will visit my blog from time to time. I will be sharing my writings here. Older ones, old ones, and hopefully new ones. In 2003, after losing both my dad and brother within five months of each other, my fingers have been silent. The ache and hurt in my heart over their loss has been so great, I've really not had anything to say. It is my prayer that thru this blog, the pain will cease and God will begin to come thru on paper to others.
I truly believe that in anything I write there is a personal message from GOD TO YOU. It is my earnest prayer that in anything I write and you read, or anytime I am given opportunity to speak that God will become more real to you thru my writings and speaking. God and I have been thru a lot. We've laughed A LOT. We've hugged constantly. We've danced, we've cried, we've reached out. He's been my Stength, my High Tower, my Horn of Plenty, more times than I could ever be able to share. Wait til you hear about my garbage bag He gave me. Yep, God gave me a garbage bag. He cared so much for my need of a garbage bag that HE PERSONALLY made sure I had one. Then there's the stories about the wonder bread, and eckrich bologna, and unexpected money in the bank, and $6,000.00 coming in the mail so we could buy a house! Folks, I have much to share and I pray you will come back to this site often and SEE AND HEAR all the great things God has done and continues to do in my life.
I give Him all praise!!
Remember this always........if someone offered to GIVE you a car for free, you would take it. Not only has God given us the FREE gift of eternal life, but He's also GIVEN us another gift. His gift of PEACE......"My peace I leave with you.......My peace I give....." John 14:27. As a believer I know I need to accept His peace just as easy and simply as I would if someone gave me a new car or a new dress. It's so easy to say, so hard to do.
Til next time................Dea
The above verse says it all for me. Without Him, I am nothing. Without Him, I can do nothing. I continue to stand amazed in His presence that HE CHOSE ME to be His daughter.
I live in a small rural community. My husband, Bill and I have been married for 35 years. We have been blest with two sons, Gerry and Shad. Two daughters, Jill and Angie. Our grandchildren, Tara, Allyssa, McKenzie, Cody, Leana, Bryanna, Alexis, Justin, and Gage bring nothing but joy to our hearts. Our oldest son and his better half will be blessing us with another grandchild in June, 2008. Our oldest granddaughter, Tara, has blest us with TWO great grandchildren, Paityn and Maverick. Personally I think I'm too young to be a great grandma........but God has blest us and I am thankful for our family.
Bill is retired and I work part time in retail. My hobby besides my family is writing. I don't remember a time in my life that I haven't had a piece of paper and writing utensil to write with. I've always written but never did anything with anything I've written.
I hope you will visit my blog from time to time. I will be sharing my writings here. Older ones, old ones, and hopefully new ones. In 2003, after losing both my dad and brother within five months of each other, my fingers have been silent. The ache and hurt in my heart over their loss has been so great, I've really not had anything to say. It is my prayer that thru this blog, the pain will cease and God will begin to come thru on paper to others.
I truly believe that in anything I write there is a personal message from GOD TO YOU. It is my earnest prayer that in anything I write and you read, or anytime I am given opportunity to speak that God will become more real to you thru my writings and speaking. God and I have been thru a lot. We've laughed A LOT. We've hugged constantly. We've danced, we've cried, we've reached out. He's been my Stength, my High Tower, my Horn of Plenty, more times than I could ever be able to share. Wait til you hear about my garbage bag He gave me. Yep, God gave me a garbage bag. He cared so much for my need of a garbage bag that HE PERSONALLY made sure I had one. Then there's the stories about the wonder bread, and eckrich bologna, and unexpected money in the bank, and $6,000.00 coming in the mail so we could buy a house! Folks, I have much to share and I pray you will come back to this site often and SEE AND HEAR all the great things God has done and continues to do in my life.
I give Him all praise!!
Remember this always........if someone offered to GIVE you a car for free, you would take it. Not only has God given us the FREE gift of eternal life, but He's also GIVEN us another gift. His gift of PEACE......"My peace I leave with you.......My peace I give....." John 14:27. As a believer I know I need to accept His peace just as easy and simply as I would if someone gave me a new car or a new dress. It's so easy to say, so hard to do.
Til next time................Dea
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